Confuzzled and Gray

Can't seem to get it together. Can't get organized or stay on top of stuff, and all too easily overwhelmed.

I've had one or two days that feel like normal - I set my list, work diligently through it, and end the night feeling like I've accomplished a lot. Had a sense of purpose, was grounded, if you will.

Today I seriously had to stop and think - it's FRIDAY? How did I get through the week?

And I did a fair amount of stuff this week. I worked my full time job. I washed, separated and distributed - and put away, where applicable - 14 loads of wash. I read a book, made a cake, made muffins and dinners. I packed lunches, drove people where they needed to be. No one was late for school. I remembered to buy the new tuba book for my kid, ordered contact lenses, and picked up the prescription - AND had it filled before we had to skip a day of a very important medication.

Although it was a near thing, we didn't run out of toilet paper OR hand soap. I can and do count that as a win.

Otherwise, I'm tired and crotchety and out of sorts.

Maybe I need to up my Vitamin D. I'm trying to exercise but headaches and work and kids and concerts and responsibilities have kept that to about three times a week.

Um, you did six million more things than me! If I manage to get a prescription filled, I consider that a successful week. I think you are way, way too hard on yourself, and anyone who has to manage even half of what you manage would feel in a fog. I realize this is likely to be way more trouble than it's worth, but could you delegate the muffin-making and laundry to your kids?

Ditto. It's January.
No matter that "normal routines" are back, that Christmas and New Year are dim and distant memories: for some reason, it takes, in my experience, most or all of January to get back to whatever passes for normal!
And you deserve a big pat on the back for doing everything you did get done: definitely a win.
Try to be kind to yourself. January will pass, as it does every year, and everything will settle down.

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Carmen Staicer is a whirlwind of energy and execution, who never sleeps and drinks way too much coffee. She works from home as Social Media Programs Manager for SheKnows, and is the mom to six kids, most of whom play instruments, sing or dance and all of whom are much smarter than she will ever be. In other words, her house is never ever quiet or still. A concentration of asthma, food allergies, spectrum disorders and learning disabilities means that she spends an awful lot of time second guessing herself and Dr. Googling, as well as learning to cook everything the family might like to eat. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, boxing (she has her Black Belt in Muay Thai), sleeping, exploring coffee shops, photography, ballet class and cooking. She excels in being a smart mouth and has her major in sarcasm, with a dual minor in BS studies and avoiding laundry.